NEW: Boekenhoutskloof Goldmine 2024

by Lauren Segers-Jewell | Feb 6, 2026 | All, Local wines

The new 96-point Goldmine 2024 is a seriously impressive addition to the Chocolate Block range. The sheer quality and complexity on offer are far more than its price would suggest. Plus, this maiden release received a Platter’s 5-star rating off the bat! From notable...

Superb Pinot & Chardonnay from Restless River

by Lauren Segers-Jewell | Dec 3, 2025 | All, Local wines

2023 may have been a rainy vintage in the Hemel-en-Aarde valley but we think Restless River’s new releases show just how talented Craig Wessels and his team are. The wines are superb, fresh and beautifully concentrated. It’s exactly what we have come to...

A Decade of Thistle & Weed

by Lauren Segers-Jewell | Nov 28, 2025 | All, Local wines

Few producers capture vineyard, vintage, and vision as gracefully as Thistle & Weed. The brilliant collaboration between viticulturist Etienne Terblanche and winemaker Stephanie Wiid has now passed the 10-year mark,...

Lourens Family Wines 2024

by Lauren Segers-Jewell | Nov 28, 2025 | All, Local wines

Franco Lourens deserves your attention. 2024 marks a decade of working on his own wines and his excitement of this release is palpable. ‘The wines are alive!’, boasts Lourens, ‘precise, fresh and represent where they’re from like never before’, he continues....

95pt Staanspoor Syrah

by Lauren Segers-Jewell | Nov 28, 2025 | All, Local wines

Some of the best Syrah’s in the country are coming out of the Polkadraai ward and yet getting our hands on great examples proves difficult. Staanspoor was our latest discovery from that region last year and remains a hidden gem. I revisited my...